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MANILA - Argentina will explore ways to elevate its relationship with the Philippines, particularly on managing the effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic, the Argentinian Embassy official in the Philippines said Tuesday night. Charge d'affaires Mauricio German Munoz said the South American country is keen to share their best experiences in handling the crisis and in turn learn from the Philippines in terms of deploying vaccines as an archipelago. Munoz, together with officials from the Philippine government, welcomed the 500,000 doses of AstraZeneca donated by Argenti...

PNP chief, Gen. Dionardo Carlos (Photo courtesy of PNP) MANILA - Unvaccinated police officers will only be reassigned to perform other tasks to reduce their risk of getting infected with coronavirus, the country's top cop said on Monday. "So gagawan namin ng paraan na (We will find a way where) they are still delivering their services but we will not allow them to be exposed. At the same time kasi kapag unvaccinated sila, ilagay namin sila sa QCP (quarantine control point) medyo delikado (if they are unvaccinated, it would be a bit dangerous if we put them at quarantine control points...

MORE VACCINES. Covid-19 vaccines arriving at the Tacloban Airport in this Oct. 20, 2021 photo. Eastern Visayas region has already received 2,854,380 doses of Covid-19 vaccines in the past seven months, raising confidence that the region will achieve population protection before the end of the year.(Photo courtesy of Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines) TACLOBAN CITY - Eastern Visayas region has already received 2,854,380 doses of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines in the past seven months, raising confidence the region will achieve population protection before end of the year...

(Image courtesy of Bacolod City PIO) BACOLOD CITY - The city government here will set up another coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccination site for its weekend rollout at the 888 Chinatown Square on October 23-24. On said dates, the hubs at the SM City Bacolod and Ayala Malls Capitol Central will also open to accommodate more vaccinees. "Everyone is now a top priority. Our goal is to protect everyone and save our healthcare system by achieving herd immunity as fast as we can. No one should be left behind," said Em Ang, executive director of the Emergency Operations Center-Task ...

MEDICAL FACILITY. The Teresita L. Jalandoni Provincial Hospital (TLJPH) in Negros Occidental is one of three Capitol-owned and operated hospitals accommodating patients from the capital city of Bacolod. From January to September, some 1,153 Bacolod residents have been admitted, including the 839 admitted at the TLJPH based in Silay City. (PNA photo by Nanette L. Guadalquiver) BACOLOD CITY - Some 1,093 residents of this capital city of Negros Occidental, with various medical cases, have been admitted to three provincial government-run hospitals from January to September this year. The latest da...